The government will table the Economic Survey for 2019-2020 after the address of President Ram Nath Kovind as budget session of Parliament commences on Friday. The Economic Survey 2020 presentation will be held after the President's speech and Finance Commission Report.
The finance commission submitted its interim report for FY20-21 to President Kovind in December. The interim report will be tabled in Parliament on Friday and made public.
However, a day ahead of Budget 2020, all eyes will be on the Economic Survey, which will be later presented by Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian at 1:45pm. Economic survey is an annual document presented of the finance ministry, reviews economic progress and issues over the past 12 months and details the performance of major developmental schemes introduced by the government. It also highlights the performance of important government policies and their impact. It is prepared by a team headed by the CEA.
Friday's economic survey assumes significance as the Indian economy is going throug one of its worst phases of slowdown in recent past.
